Marvel Avengers has expected sales of $250 million a year. Variable costs are expected to be 70 percent of sales and fixed operating costs are $20000000 a year. Total capital is presently $400000000 and must be expanded to $600000000 to generate the anticipated sales level. The company presently has no debt outstanding, and 2130000 shares of stock. Additional common stock could be sold for $150 a share. The interest rate on new debt would be 6 percent and the tax rate is 25 percent. Compute the return on equity and earnings per share assuming the expansion is financed: Sales of $250 million, Var. cost of 70% of sales, Fixed cost of $20000000 per year, new capital needed $200000000 ($600000000 - $400000000), number of shares 2130000 shares, stock price of $150, interest expense of 6%, tax of 25%, assume no preferred dividends. a. exclusively with debt, b. exclusively with equity and c. with one-half debt and one-half equity. Calculate return on equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS) if expansion is financed by equity.

What preforms the best over the long term? a) bonds b) mutual funds c) stocks d) certificate of deposit

Insurance companies have internal controls in place to protect assets, monitor the accuracy of accounting records and encourage operational efficiencies and adherence to policies. these internal controls are generally of two types: administrative controls and accounting controls. administrative controls are the policies and procedures that guide the daily actions of employees. accounting controls are the policies and procedures that delineate authorizations of financial transactions that are done, safeguard assets, and provide reports on the company’s financial status in a reliable and timely manner. internal controls should include both preventative and detective controls. the purpose of preventative controls is to stop problems and errors before they occur. detective controls identify problems after they have occurred. preventative controls are usually more effective at reducing problems, but they also tend to be more expensive. internal controls must be flexible to adjust for changes in laws and regulations in addition to adding new products or modifying current ones. companies must also do regular analyses to ensure that the benefits of implementing the controls are worth their costs. when concerned about paying unwarranted insurance claims which type of control would be useful?

Zachary company produces commercial gardening equipment. since production is highly automated, the company allocates its overhead costs to product lines using activity-based costing. the costs and cost drivers associated with the four overhead activity cost pools follow: activities unit level batch level product level facility level cost $ 64,800 $ 27,730 $ 15,000 $ 154,000 cost driver 2,400 labor hrs. 47 setups percentage of use 11,000 units production of 780 sets of cutting shears, one of the company’s 20 products, took 240 labor hours and 7 setups and consumed 15 percent of the product-sustaining activities. required: (a) had the company used labor hours as a company wide allocation base, how much overhead would it have allocated to the cutting shears? (b) how much overhead is allocated to the cutting shears using activity-based costing? (c) compute the overhead cost per unit for cutting shears first using activity-based costing and then using direct labor hours for allocation if 780 units are produced. if direct product costs are $150 and the product is priced at 30 percent above cost for what price would the product sell under each allocation system? (d) assuming that activity-based costing provides a more accurate estimate of cost, indicate whether the cutting shears would be over- or underpriced if direct labor hours are used as an allocation base. explain how over-or undercosting can affect vaulker's profitability. (e) comment on the validity of using the allocated facility-level cost in the pricing decision. should other costs be considered in a cost- plus pricing decision? if so, which ones? what costs would you include if you were trying to decide whether to accept a special order?